"Be Our Valentine" 2017 Contest Winners

The 39th annual Valentine Contest presented by Worcester Historical Museum for Worcester students in grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. All winners will be recognized on Friday, February 10th, 4:00 p.m. at the Worcester Historical Museum.

Bullying Prevention Month

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. The Worcester Public Schools are committed to providing all students with a safe learning environment that is free from in-person bullying and cyber-bullying.

Celebration of Student Writing

Worcester Public Schools students published in It’s Lit! were honored on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Durkin Administration Building. It's Lit! is an annual celebration of student writing and all students in preschool through Grade 12 were encouraged to submit original, not previously published creative works such as poems, memoirs, and short stories.

39th Annual Mini Olympics

59th Annual Arts Festival

It's time for our annual celebration of the arts in the Worcester Public Schools! We hope you will join us and celebrate the amazing work and dedication of the students and teachers from throughout our City!

Opening Day, Friday, May 6th at the Worcester Public Library, Salem Square

School Information

Instructional Focus

Columbus Park’s school-wide focus is to ensure that all students show measurable growth in their ability to read with understanding at grade level and beyond. This will be achieved through the implementation of a consistent set of school–wide standard based teaching practices as measured by formative and summative assessments such as MAP, DIBELS, DRA, and MCAS.

The Worcester Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Educational Institution and does not discriminate regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness. The Worcester Public Schools provides equal access to employment and the full range of general, occupational and vocational education programs. For more information relating to Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action contact the Human Resource Manager, 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA 01609, 508-799-3020. The Worcester Public Schools is continually working to provide a website that is ADA compliant. If you find an item that is not ADA compliant, please emailwebmaster@worc.k12.ma.us